Wrestling/WWE News Round-Up (15th - 22nd August): 2 Stars wrestle their final match, Jon Moxley unmasks popular wrestler

#5. NXT to USA Network

Forget the Monday Night Wars, Wednesday Night Wars are all set to be a thing in pro wrestling starting October.

WWE announced that NXT will be a 2-hour live show on the USA Network on Wednesdays and the groundbreaking move will be set in motion from September 18th onwards.

AEW will also be airing their weekly television shows on the TNT Network from October. Vince McMahon likes the sound of Wednesday Night Wars and wishes to give AEW a run for their money by putting them in head-on competition with its yellow brand.

WWE released the following statement regarding NXT's step-up to national TV:

The move to USA Network provides an opportunity to deepen our relationship with NBCUniversal and further build the NXT brand," said WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon in a statement.

"Over the long term our goal is to develop a following that can be monetized to the same level as our flagship programs, Raw and SmackDown."

"USA Network and WWE have one of the longest and most successful partnerships in television history," said USA and SYFY president Chris McCumber. "As the #1 cable entertainment network, we're excited to add NXT to our weekly lineup alongside powerhouse flagship Raw, and to bring a new generation of Superstars to a wide audience."

In case you're wondering, Triple H is still expected to be the man in charge behind the scenes in NXT. Vince McMahon will be focussing more on the XFL reboot which starts in 2020.

Triple H and Chris Jericho also reacted to the monumental announcement on Twitter:

Can’t describe this announcement in any other word than PROUD.Proud of everyone involved from day one.Proud you’ve let your voice be heard and carried the banner of this brand.Proud you’ve loudly & clearly said #WeAreNXT.And I’m proud to say, we’re just getting started. https://t.co/GAF34LZGeT

— Triple H (@TripleH) August 20, 2019

Congrats to @WWENXT for making the big move to the @USA_Network! Runners always race faster when somebody is right behind them. Gonna be fun to see which team the world decides to join! #ChooseJericho @AEWrestling @AEWonTNT

— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) August 20, 2019

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#6. AEW updates

The next couple of months are going to be very important for All Elite Wrestling. The promotion has the All Out PPV coming up on August 31st before shifting its attention to its grand TV premiere on October 2nd.

In order to build upon the existing hype, the company has been making additions to all of the announced shows. We'll just walk you through some of the major announcements that were made this past week:

• Jack Evans and Angelico vs. Private Party added to All Out Pre-show. Big Swole and Sadie Gibbs have been added to the All Out Casino Battle Royal. Riho vs. Hikaru Shida was also added to the main show.
• First-ever AEW World Tag Team Champions will be crowned on the October 30th episode on TNT. It was also revealed that Chris Jericho will be wrestling on the same show, which will be AEW's fifth weekly offering since its premiere.
• Jon Moxley will be in action on the fourth and fifth episodes on October 23rd and 30th respectively.
• The AEW Women's title will be defended on the third episode on October 16th. The inaugural champion will be crowned on the debut show on October 2nd.